>> a string of powerful storms leaving deep scars in the bay area. fixing this huge sinkhole in lafayette will take months. repair crews say if nothing is done before the >> it would be >> in west marin a middle school is closed for a >> >> and san francisco's folsom street, business owners say they are fed up >> sandbags are not a longterm solution. every think, is it going to happen >> tonight kron-4 has live team coverage on the storm aftermath. but first -- let's get >> to terisa estacio... she's live in lafayette -- where a giant sinkhole is >> all day long a small army running back hoes, excavators and dump trucks worked at a feverish pace attempting to clear up this sink hole and expose an 8

foot storm pipe. city officials say the big pipe was designed to safely transport a massive amount of water underneath this road steering rain water away from homes but somehow it failed. on sunday morning, the road caved in - the crater is now huge, 80 feet long, 30 wide and 18 feet deep. the failure is under investigation, but in the meantime, the race is on to figure out how to put in another drainage system. city officials say if there is not a temporary fix put in before the next storm hits ... it could be disasterous out here. also in the east bay... the amount we are expecting the rains to come back on tuesday. with a heavy rainfall on wednesday. the goal is to get down to this storm pipe by this time tomorrow as we can assess the situation. if we were exposed like this water would be the enemy when it comes to soil. if it came in

like this fully exposed it could be catastrophic. we are trying to get the utility company to get down to the storm drain to reassess it and get it working for wednesday. if not, some taboret control measures and be prepared for the next storm. >> take a look. you are watching working crews pulled out in generators, likes to my left. they are going to be working until midnight. it will take a couple of hours off and they will return on the sunrise. they will continue this work. of course they are working with in this in a deadline. coming up at 6:00 p.m. i spoke to some residents on how they have been dealing with this. that will be coming up at 6:00 p.m. terisa estacio. >>pam: also in the east bay, this 60-feet tall linden tree, came down during the storm early sunday morning, in the backyard of this home on west i ()eye)á

street in benicia tree removers were busy there today the owner of the home says, she was startled by her neighbor's tree when it came crashing down onto her home just before sunrise (chainsaws) >> i woke up at 4:30 and i heard a huge boom it could've been a terrible disaster. i anticipated and fortunately it did not come through the roof. the outdoor deck was there to capture the tree i do not know what could have happened. the tree could have gone any which way. it could have gone to the neighbor's house, missed the trampoline amazingly. and you can see it is resting right there. it did not come through any windows, we are very lucky. >> the owners said that in the did tree has withstood

80 years of storms with the exception of this past sunday. >> let me show you an army of cleaners have taken over the area around 17th and folsom in san francisco's mission district. they have been busy mopping floors and disinfecting surfaces ... of the businesses and homes which were swamped with water from the backed up sewage system. kron4's maureen kelly has new video which shows the mess. >> here you can see cell phone video that shows at least a foot of water outside the stable café on 2100 block of folsom. and here is what the courtyard looked likewith tables and chairs now sitting in a minature lagoonas a winebarrel floats on the mix of rain water and sewage. people are standing on top of sandbags that were brought in by the cityin case the storm overwhelmed the sewage system as it has three other times since 2004but that precaution was not enough for the business and residents here bites >> of the manhole covers

blue off on 18th street and a river of water came down. it came over the top of the sandbags. >> inside a building that houses a collection of art studioswhich got several inches of water on the floor. the tenant of this space says he lost a few thousand dollars in artwork, materials.and cameras. >> you know, it is traumatizing. i have to just get a mop and pocket to replace. the city is paying for the clean up effort underway.they've already spend millions trying to fix this problem. but they say they say this area was once a lagoonso a lot of the city's runoff ends up herethey looking at ways to permantently correct it during a multibillion dollar upgrade of the city's entire sewage system.but that is several years in the future. maureen kelly kron4 news. >>pam: our live team coverage continues tonight... kron-4's scott rates is live in san jose --- he's been monitoring the storm aftermath there.. scott -- what have you found? >> i can tell you the

guadalupe river is holding. much to the satisfaction of the residents, and the san jose water district. this guadeloupe river has been a problem in the past. the previous work has some helped it hold up. this was 1995 when the river flooded into the city causing a major mass. 20 04, the san jose water district began with a $10.6 million project removing sediment and allowed 7500 homes. this latest round of storms did not cause any floodings. this is what it looked like yesterday in the santa cruz mountains. a dry out after the saturation on sunday the latest road closures, and mop mud-with rob fladeboe

has the rest of that story. >> as much as fifteen inches of rain in parts of the santa cruz mountains overt the past five days has taken a toll on the narrow, winding roads here. vine hill road in scotts valley is now closed indefinitely after a large musdlisde took lane. >> it is a big commute route from highway 17 from the press lower road. we do have one lane completely washed out and a portion broken off. we are trying to assess the situation. >> of crews are also working on several mostly minor mudslides that sent rocks and debris onto highway 17. there is a lot of this too, a lot of standing water as a result of backed up storm drains. road closures and unstable hillsides have many residents looking for detours. >> it is about 5 mi. down

the road. and then about another 4 mi. back up the road. it is an extra 10 minutes or so to get to scotts valley. >> and power outages linger as amid downed trees and power lines. this crew worked through the night to restore electricity to a couple of dozen homes here on laurel glen drive. in the santa cruz mountains rob fladeboe kron 4 news >> as much for the santa cruz mountains and the guadalupe river. the residents will keep an eye out it is still dry and the san jose water district will also keep a close eye. reporting live, kron 4. >>pam: the storm causing at least one school to shut down. classes at whitehill middle school in fairfax had to be canceled today.. due to flooding. and an announcement will be posted on the school's website ... letting parents know if the school will reopen tomorrow. now to a live check on the weather... and it is a big

change from yesterday. clear skies from our camera atop mount tamalpais. a similar scene above the san francisco sky- line... but we're not done with the wet weather yet. jacqueline bennet standing by in the kron-4 weather center.. jacqueline -- when will the rain be back? >>jacqueline: it is going to be back sooner than later in could be back to more but mainly in the north bay. first, the rainfall over the last couple of days. widespread rainfall in 7 in. in five days. nearly 5 in. in morgan hill and a few inches in s f o, concord. again it these last five days of rain fall. from our mount tam cam cloudy skies and increasing clouds for the afternoon northern california to it will

continue to press south with moisture associated. but it will move quicker. not such extravagant rainfall totals. we will see how much rainfall totals we can expect coming up in just a bit. >> three east bay firefighters seriously hurt... following a string of accidents on a rain- soaked highway. kron4's justine waldman has more on their recovery.. and the dramatic video from the crash. a wealthy silicon valley couple -- the victims of a deadly home invasion. >> the amount of excruciating pain is evident on this firefighters face. three firefighters were seriously hurt after a chain reaction accident on highway 24. they were soaked and the suffering as they were trying to save someone else. >> they are in good spirits. >> the fire chief is close to their bed and walnut creek hospital. the firefighter/paramedic and were all on the shoulder of the highway. at the exit dealing with a traffic

accident when another car going fast lost control. they hit their fire truck and it rolled over. in this a dangerous situation they were doing everything right. >> there are following policies, procedures to we will evaluate those policies and procedures to make sure that we're doing everything to protect our employees. >> that there is cuts, concussion morris has a broken leg, a fractured knee cap. she will need surgery. and the other will also need surgery on his foot. the panic at this accident scene is clear as other firefighters helping their own. at the station, they are trying to heal. >> not only the physical injuries heal but also be a emotional. we're doing everything we can to take care of the entire organization. >> the fire chief says that it could be months before their return to work. justin, kron 4.

>> you're looking at video over the sprawling mansion from friday. killers ransacked the home. tonight at 5-30 -- a new sketch -- and police warn more criminals are on the loose. sky 7 h different high- definition 7.. video.. >> first however, colin kaepernick lost. starter, alex smith was a sports starter on the sidelines, a spectator. coming up, sports director, gary radnich. >>catherine: also, prince william and kate expecting an error to the krona. and even if you are royalty still being pregnant can be a pain.

>>pam: sports director, gary radnich is here. to talk about the kaepernick. >> apparently, there is no big deal but jim harbaugh is in love with this kid. and kaepernick pitches the ball over ted ginn's head janoris

jenkins jumps on it fior the touchdown rams made the 2-point conversion to tie it kaepernick to delaney walker pass 49ers settle for a after sending the game into field goal jim harbaugh pounds colin kapernick's shoulder pads... kaepernick 50-yard run against rams colin kaepernick intentional resulting in a safety... then makes a bad pitch that results in the rams inly touchdown in their 16-13 overtime win over the 49ers greg zuerlein they call him "legatron" boots the game- winning 54-yard field goal and harbaugh walk off final: 16-13 rams 49ers 8-3-1 but first -- if you thought the 49-ers quarterback controversy was over... think again. the hot-hand back-up colin kaepernick losing for the first time, while starter alex smith's role remains in limbo. kron4 sports director gary radnich will be here to also ahead -- it's the news royal watchers have been waiting for. 30's to to build a great to see a commentary [laughter] >> great to see you, gary.

>>jacqueline: mainly light rain for the north bay. heavy rainfall and we will time it out on futurecast. and the satellite & radar the heavy rain is staying well to the north. most of the rain is up to the north. this storm system approaching futurecast tomorrow. light rainfall north of the golden gate is where is it expected to stay. we can see by 5:00, lighter rain fall tomorrow. a bit more coverage to the north than what futurecast is indicating. but nothing extremely heavy. as to go towards wednesday that is when the cool front presses through with heavier rainfall with it. by 5:00 a.m., wednesday morning, most of that to the north bay. the cool front will press to the golden gate south. it could dissipate as it continues to press south. the north bay coastline, the san mateo coast line, 9:00

on wednesday. legree showers into the afternoon. but not much coverage after the noon. as for temperatures? low 60s expected for much for most of the, 60s along the coast with 65 degrees in and san jose. as for the sierras, high levels for the snowfall. snow levels will be 8,500 ft., 9,000 ft. on wednesday. only the highest elevations will receive still fall from this system. a look at your extended forecast with mainly north bay showers, with snowfall-- only at the highest elevations with these systems. it looks like we could catch a little bit of a break with the wet weather. >> >> there has been a shooting.

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>> 911 recordings shooting. quarterback jovan belcher killed his girlfriend -- then turned the gun on himself. that's ahead at 5-30. remember that quarterback controversy - it's not fan base may be more split the niners loss a deadly home invasion in a wealthy silicon valley suburb. this is video from sky- 7 h-d, abc news. tonight -- police say, the killers are on the loose --- kron4's there live. republicans back and fourth j. r. stone joins us.

>> this this is for the 66 year-old was found murdered directly behind me. the gates, it is is a bit dark and family members are here. they have chosen not to talk. dealing with a very difficult time let me show you the video. they have been combing through evidence where they believe that this was all happening on friday morning, 1:00 a.m. this is video from sky 7 up a definition video. showing the crime scene. this fact, was one time it big in the cell phone industry the victim. and even owned a mountain winery. in the 1990's he was a businessman. perhaps there was a personal grudge associated they're still trying to figure out if he was targeted. >> we are looking as to weather or not this was a specific or ransom. that is onef

the things we are investigating it was specific---or random. how he died is still being determined at the county coroners office. >> the police department tells me they have almost half their officers focused on this case. they are also receiving help from other agencies in the area. to try to find the suspect in this case. clara county, j.r. stone kron 4 news. >> in today's national news... we're talking about money, politics.... and why the u- s is suddenly 'very' disturbed about a dangerous new development in syria.. but first.. the 9-1-1 calls have been released from this weekend's murder-suicide involving n-f-l player jovan belcher. the kansas city linebacker shot and killed his girlfriend, the mother of his three-month-old daughter, before killing himself. >> the latest fatal tragedy involving an n-f-l player

began saturday morning. >> dispatcher:"shooting, 5401 crysler .. incident .. 22-year-old female." >> "i believe our suspect is a chiefs player." >> "ok, i've got two coaches, one other employee here who's trying to beg with this guy." >> "we've got shots fired .. (noise) self-inflicted, one in the head, get in here." >>catherine: it's clear what happened: police say chiefs linebacker jovan belcher shot his girlfriend kasandra perkins, the mother of their three-month old daughter, multiple times, then drove to the team's training facility and shot himself in front of his coach and general manager. but why remains unanswered. within hours, the team and the league decided their sunday game against the carolina panthers would go on. >> the fans have been harshly critical suddenly found compassion back through an off the field tragedy. >> we can rally a round that little girl. and pray for

both of their families. >> they played their best team game and won. >> it is difficult when you have to rely on each other, family, friends, and your fate. >> the locker room was subdued, as a real. >> it was very emotional. our brothers sticking together, coaches sticking together and is staying strong. >> sometimes you have to get your emotions out and put them aside when you are playing the game. but we lost a teammate. >> also a mother was lost. fans, who've been harshly critical of the team's suddenly found compassion tragedy. "all we can do is rally families." "we haven't, or course, had will bring the both of them the chiefs played their best"it's tough when can't

undo them. um. and so other, you have to rely on faith." "it was very emotional, but together and everybody stayed strong." out on the field and i think that is what we did as a team today... but still, once again, we lost a teammate and we lost a friend." and for a three-month-old parents lost forever. catherine heenan kron4 news. >> the white house says the republicans' counter- offer shows they're just not ready to 'get serious.' saying it does not meet what it calls the 'test of balance.' >> the latest in syria

there was no decision from the u-s supreme court today on whether it will take up cases involving same sex marriage.. there are 10 different cases - including prop 8 of course is the voter-approved ban on same- sex marriage. if the court does 'not' hear will be legal in califonia. but if the same sex marriage will remain on hold until the court makes a decision >> it's the most widely- anticipated royal pregnancy since princess diana's in 1981.... the british public loves prince william and his wife kate.. and almost from the moment they said 'i do' in april of last year ....speculation on

a royal heir began.. recently it's been on overdrive.. tabloids noting that kate was drinking water instead of wine at state events.. or magazines insisting her stomach seemed microscopically less flat than usual... people in crowds handed over baby gifts....like here in cambridge last week. today - a statement confirmed the news.. the duchess of cambridge is expecting a baby.. that good news is tempered a bit by the fact she's in a london hospital with extreme morning sickness. this is the hospital.. this is the small army of reporters and photographers camped outside. photos showed the prince leaving after spending hours at her bedside. she's on an i-v - and might not be released for several days. the pregnancy is less than 12 weeks along....with the announcement coming so early only because hospitalizations are hard to keep secret. congratulatory messages are coming in from all over. >> i am delighted for them. of course a congratulations.

the baby would be third in line for the throne... and with british law changing - the first-born will be first in line for succession behind william - regardless of gender. british newspaper say that even the queen didn't know about the pregnancy - until the duchess had to be rushed to the hospital. >>jacqueline: we have been enjoying a much-needed break by cloudy conditions. this is a live look from the golden gate bridge the visibility is fine. but for the rainfall is expected to return mainly in the north bay and go for wednesday morning. we can see the rain into the north. pressing to the south offshore. it is moving faster than the weekend so not much chance of rainfall from this system. temperatures in the 50s. antioch, 58, san jose and what we can expect overnight with increasing clouds. showers in the north

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rainfall increasing. >> we could see some quickly moving system with not much accumulation. it is mainly a missing us but well to the north and edging to the north bay. we are expecting that for tomorrow morning. that light rain in edging the north bay and also by 11. we could see more coverage by futurecast. i had again mainly concentrated north of the golden gate. we could catch some near san francisco and oakland but the south bay should stay dry overnight wednesday the rainfall totals increasing in intensity with moderate rainfall is streaked across the north bay north by 5:00, that is the cool front south of the golden gate by 6:00 p.m. and did notice it is going to dissipate. and by 9:00 p.m., we of heavy rainfall and skirting the san mateo coast line with showers, lingering for the late morning hours. munich, dry conditions. as for our

weather headlines, made the -- dry conditions mainly. for most of the bay area, the rainfall totals are not going to be as impressive as what we saw the weekend. 1.5 in. in the north bay perhaps that is a bit much probably 1 in.. one quarter of one expected with the wind not also that strong compared to what we saw this weekend. gusting at 30 m.p.h. with your extended forecast, a we care system as the go for the workweek drier conditions are expected. a weaker system--gabe slate tech report >> shopping a run the holidays should be a fun activity if your out shopping around holidays but a lot of times it can be very stressful. one of the most dreadful about holiday shopping is parking. a great new mobile application that takes the stress out of parking. >> the main objective of "

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ro to north beach - at least that's the latest plan. the municipal transit agency has unveiled a new plan for the subway project. the project currently calls for the subway to run from south of market to stockton and washington streets in chinatown.

but now...muni officials want to see the line extend to north beach. the subway would go near columbus and powell street in north beach...where the abandoned pagoda theatre is. muni wants the city to consider buying the old theatre building and turning it into the north beach subway station. the subway plan is projected to cost 1.6 billion dollars - that's before the north beach extension...so the price tag would certainly go up if the line goes into north beach. the subway extention into north beach will be discussed at tomorrow's municipal transit agency meeting. >>pam: coming up the storm cleanup efforts. >>jacqueline: and latest forecast.

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(male announcer) live from the kron 4 news station, this is the kron 4 news.sunny skies, shattered >> it was across the roof >>pam: trees down ... a giant >> water is the enemy when >>pam: in the santa cruz mountains ... roads slip down hillsides. >> we have one lane completely washed out and a portion broken off. >>jacqueline: we can see the

portions of northern california it is pressing and moving fairly quickly. it looks like we could see rainfall for tomorrow. overnight, we will see the increasing clouds for the south with the chance of north bay showers. that is where the threat of a rain is mainly for. not incredibly heavy for tomorrow but a bit heavier on wednesday. but nothing what we saw over the weekend. we will time it out on an futurecast and rainfall totals. >> and lafayette, the heavy rainfall take a look at this video with part of the street collapsed on the sunday morning. creating this huge crater, 80 ft. x 30 x 18 ft. deep. when that storm drain tailed it cut out power as the working

crews are trying to get the latest on, terisa estacio. >> they are making progress. itall day long a small army running back hoes, excavators and dump trucks worked at a feverish pace attempting to clear up this sink hole and expose an 8 foot storm pipe. city officials say the big pipe was designed to safely transport a massive amount of water underneath this road steering rain water away from homes but somehow it failed. on sunday the crater is now huge, 80 feet long, 30 wide and 18 feet deep. the failure is under investigation, but in the meantime, the race is on to figure out how to put in another drainage system. city officials say if there is not a temporary fix put hits ... it could be disasterous out here. >> for residents, it has not been easy dealing with the war of heavy equipment that has been nonstop since there will road gave way. most say that they are grateful that the crews are working cars saying that it could been much worse. the crews say that i could have been a -- worse.

>> the main thing is that people are safe and we are grateful for the utility commissione companies that came know that everyone's been patient and grateful to have power. >> this person had a camera. memo easily and do not see something like this on the street. >> that is correct i have never seen anything like this and i've lived in lafayette all my life. >> mountain view is a main thoroughfare. having this road closed for months will be a hassle. >> this will be closed for the entire winter. this has been the talk of the town. >> that is about all the we can talk about. >> again this is a live picture as they are going and and trying to remove the water pipes. that as this city officials to the left. he is overseeing all of this the city engineer. before they can make anyone rich paris for the storm drain the have to dig in and

remove the utility's. the gas lines also have to be removed. 04 they can go and--and make any progress there will have to go in first-it to get the gas lines there will be here until at least midnight. attempting to clear up this sink hole and expose an 8 foot storm pipe. >> there will be year until least midnight and returning at an sunrise. >> of check out the flooding in the san francisco's mission district. this is cell phone video taken yesterday along folsom street near 17th. it's a flood prone area... and these sand bags were not enough to keep water out of three businsses in this building. two restaurants and a bike courier were flooded. here you can see people with the city attorney's office assessing the damage. this is the fourth time this the sewage system in

this area has been overwhelmed by rainwater since 2004. our team coverage on the storm aftermath continues... in the south bay -- >> they are sanitizing. if the first thing they do is pump the water out and then they disinfect. the dehumidifiers, the fans and the will come and and take moisture readings. they will take 2 ft. of sheet rock off. because it is contaminated. with e. coli. what is difficult to measure is the a emotional side. every time it rains you have to think is it going to happen again. are we going to have sewage? >> the people with the city and assessing the damage this is the fourth time the sewage system has been overwhelmed by rainwater. since 20 04. >> our team coverage aftermath continues in the south bay. >> kron4's scott rates is in san jose where cleanup is underway...

>> actually, the guadalupe river was the biggest area of concern. but it did not flawed which was good news the city has put a lot of work to make sure that it did not. residents are happy and it paid off this is it video that are shot. these are creeks that feed into the river. in 1995, this was a bad flooding. even the town's impacted in the area. in 2004, the san jose water district work on that river toward a $10 million project operated 4800 cubic yards of sediment out. and it allowed more water to flow through it. that helped relieve 7005 moderate homes. they are very relieved. 7005 better homes- were saved 7500. they feel

like they of dodged a bullet, and the city has made a sound investment. reporting in the south bay, scott rates. >>pam: the guadalupe river during this weekend's storm .... >> is covered by the storms that dropped as much as 15 in. of rain in three days the mountains and rivers and the santa cruz have made a mess of the beaches. the surf from call beach and the boardwalk to capitola is choked with debris and driftwood and piles of kelp. longtime resident says that this is for the gullywasher comes from. >> yes, every winter we have this and it will wash away eventually the beach. right up to the seat wall.

>> up the road and the river, huge blocks are rolling down river. towards the ocean. here in felton, the san lorenzo came up fast. >> we were pretty at apprehensive we thought that this could be a good one but there rain stopped. we're hoping for the best. in a speech coper-beachcombers it wao time. >> there is normally no driftwood so it is a great time to get some. >> scavengers, beach on fires will clean some of the mess but the rest should disappear with bonfires. in the santa cruz, rob fladeboe, kron 4. >> one of the biggest problems

get this huge tree, this is a 60 ft. tall tree that came pressing down on the rear of a home on west eye street . the tree cutters are trying to take out the debris and it fell from 1 yd into another yard in this home. the homeowner in walnut creek also suffered from downed trees. and haazig madyun has the latest. >> "i am just freaking out because i have never seen this kind of stuff" >> never seen anyhting like this massive elm tree being uprooted in her back yard here on eccleston ave in walnut creeksays marie stileswhom has lived in the home since 1972 >> "when my son was little" >> she describes hearing the tree fall during the recent >> "i was in the house going down the hallway and all of the sudden i heard this crashing like soundand i can i came running. and i

could see the tree had gone over" >> in fact the 50 feet tall elm tree went over and through the fence in her backyard and landed right smack in her neighbor's drive way >> "it kind of dented her gutter" >> which appears to be the worst of damage for mrs. stiles neighborshe says >> "thank god no body was i'm glad that no family pets or dogs were hurt. and it was one of those things of nature. and it will all get taken care of and as soonhurtand soon i hope" >> in walnut creek haaziq madyun kron4news >>pam: power outages are still a problem with 2007 of the people, customers without power. the majority with 2700. 1000 in the south-bay are in the dark 7000 in th700-on the peninsula, and 100 and

san francisco. as working crews are trying to restore power. >> the oscar grant civil >> the oscar grant civil rights case was back in court today. lawyers, john burris and dan siegal, argued the rulings -- against johannes mehserle, and the other two bart officers involved in the incident leading to grant's murder... a federal judge ruled in may 20-11, that bart can * not be held legally responsible for the 2009 shooting death of oscar grant at oakland's fruitvale bart station. million dollar federal lawsuit against theformer bart police officers ... should be decided in a jury trial. new details tonight -- in a fire that broke out over the weekend near the san the blaze caused an estimated one- million dollars in damage.. the fire started in the historic fleishhacker pool building, next to the zoo parking lot around one - in the afternoon... the building was once part of a massive swimming pool complex that housed the world's largest heated

saltwater pool. since the building shut down, it has been known to attract the homeless. fire crews are investigating the cause of the blaze. >> the nation is one month away from the date that it could go over that physical cliff. with higher taxes for all and there is no sign of a compromise of the fiscal cliff. >> the u.s. supreme court cliff. >> the u.s. supreme court wrappsofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home.

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>>catherine: big news out of london! buckingham palace says the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their first baby. william and catherine were married in april of last year.... the palace says the pregnancy is in "its very early stages" -- story.. >> when catherine middleton year-- the wedding watch almost immediately prompted a baby watch: months of magazine covers of was she pregnant---proved

wrong---until monday. >> this is the kind of breaking news we love to bring to you. >> there it was---breaking news, after a royal palace announcement that began: >> their royal highnesses the duke and duchess of cambridge are very pleased to announce that the duchess of cambridge is expecting a baby. >> not just any baby--a baby that would be third in line to the throne, behind prince charles and prince william. a tiny royal heir welcomed in an already-big way. >> on behalf of everyone here at the white house, we extend congratulations to the duke and duchess of cambridge. >> british prime minister david cameron tweeted: i'm delighted by the news that the duke & duchess of cambridge are expecting a baby. they will make wonderful parents. >> within minutes, #royalbaby was a top twitter trend, even as catherine stayed out of sight--the palace says she's in a london hospital with extreme morning sickness--expected to stay for several days. the palace says she is not yet 12 weeks pregnant-- leaving a due date a question mark. one question that won't matter: boy or girl? british law on succession has changed --now the first- born will be the first in line behind william, regardless of gender...a huge responsibility for the littlest heir. emily schmidt, kron4 news. >> we are seeing a much

needed break in the wet weather. the rain is expected to return tomorrow and wednesday. it will largely be concentrated in the north bay. however, it could impact the entire bay area. and thursday, partly cloudy conditions. and a lock at the satellite & radar. there rainfall is missing us but it is approaching the north bay. we are expecting some evening showers but momor for tomorrow. with showers filter into the north bay. that look 11. the coverage could be a bit more widespread than but the futurecast is showing. again, more coverage and possibility in san francisco and oakland could be impacted with light showers tomorrow evening. early wednesday, the cold front

and light rain. by 5:00 wednesday, is rolling through vallejo, san rafael. this will move south of the golden gate. and wednesday, a quick moving system. as we move through heavy rainfall to the san mateo coast. lingering showers and conditions will be largely dried. let us take a look get rainfall headlines. tuesday, mainly impacting the north bay and rainfall totals will be nearly 1 in.. that is a bit higher i think that we could see 1 in. and some areas. with one quarter of 1 in., elsewhere. the wind will not be quite as strong over the weekend with a 30 m.p.h. as for temperatures? they will stay in the 50s and 60s for the next couple of days. 59 in santa rosa, 61 in concord 65 degrees in san jose. for the

sierras, some warmer air with snow levels are going to be high. 8,500 ft. tomorrow. mostly rainfall, with 8005 orphean or below, rainfall. 9004-snowfall with 8005 a graffiti--with 9,000 ft.--4 snowfall. are huras we go towards the weekend, a bit of a dry out. >>catherine: the white house is rejecting a republican averting the "fiscal cliff,"... saying it would lower tax rates for the wealthy and stick the middle class with the bill. the house republican plan calls for 800-billion dollars in higher tax revenue over 10 years... but would keep the bush-era tax cuts in place for all income earners. president obama wants to end tax cuts for americans making more than 250-thousand dollars a year. the bottom line -- lawmakers made no progress

today on an agreement. >> mitt romney has a job again.. he's returning to the board of directors at marriott international hotel.... he's been on the board twice before - but left to run for political office. romney has kept a low profile since the election - spending his time with his family at their california home. the romney and marriott families are close -- in fact - willard mitt romney was named after the hotel's founder -- j. willard marriott... >> heavy fighting between rebel and government forces in syria. now there is concern that syria could plan on using chemical weapons against the rebels. obama is warmin mornin-that it should not happening. >> the use of chemical weapons. is and is totally unacceptable. and if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons it there will be consequences and you

will be held accountable >> the united nations is withdrawing its international staff from syria because of the obvious security problems. recent fighting has been escalated, a route to damascus has been the most serious since the month of july. stay with us, more news after the break.

>>this just in to the kron 4 news room an earthquake has knocked items off shelves in homes around anchorage, alaska, but there are no immediate reports of injuries. the magnitude 5.8 earthquake monday. the temblor was centered about 25 miles northwest of anchorage. tsunami warning center, say the quake is not expected to generate a tsunami, but it was widely felt throughout east anchorage, said he felt the rumblings at his house for about 30 seconds. hwe will continue to keep you posted. >>pam: the u-s supreme court took no action on

same-sex marriage cases. one of those cases... california's prop eight. lower federal courts ruled prop 8 is un- constitutional... so, supporters of prop-8 appealed to the u.s. supreme court. if the justices decide not to hear the case... then the lower court ruling stands... and same- sex marriage will be legal in california. if, however, the high court decides to hear the case... then same-sex marriages will remain on hold until the court makes its decision ... that may not come down until june of next year. we will be back.

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racing to try to deal with this huge sinkhole. what happened on sunday was that there was a storm drain that collapsed. crews are trying to dig up water pipes. they will remove them before the city can go in and fix the collapsed store durinstorm draiy are word if they can fix that collapsed storm drain before the rain comes again. if there is nothing that can safely move the water a lot it could potentially flawed the neighborhood. lafayette, terisa estacio, it could flood the neighborhood. there with a cleanup crews are around 70 to st/folsom. they were in disinfecting services that are around 17th street that

were flooded after this a worse system was overwhelmed. the sioux were system was overwhelmed. the sewer system. this is the fourth time since 2004. this time, there were a sandbags but it was not enough to keep the flood waters out. maureen kelly. >> the guadeloupe river residents are very happy to add the city's efforts paid off. in 20 04, the san jose water district worked on the river with a $10 million project. it removed 4800 cubic yards of sediment and relieved over 7000 homes out of the flood zone. >> and the santa cruz mountains, 15 in. after one week of back to back storms

it took a toll on mountain roads. you can see discussed relic, this will be closed indefinitely. mountain valley road. you can see, that this will be closed. >> that is the quickest way to get to scotts valley and also highway 17. >> at least eight roads were closed at one point. pg&e will have a lingering power outages with m mudslides. in the santa cruz mountains, kron 4. >> on walnut creek this storm brought down this huge increase that crashed through this fence onto a neighbor's driveway. >> thank god nobody was hurt the dog was not in the backyard. nobody was in his driveway and nobody got hurt. it was one of those things of nature. it will all get taken care of and soon, i hope. >> and walnut creek haazig

madyun >> at the refinery more impact of this storm as iit rained so hard that the zero oil sheen was discovered in 50 ft. in length offshore. just less than 32 gal. but fish and game were contacted with containable set up and vacuum trucks were sent and. they're still working on this this was yesterday when it was discovered. at the same time, we're smelling oil and what appears to be some sort of oil product along sand pebbl thi has not been cleaned up along san paulo. but the department of public works is coming up to clean it san paolo l. on the rodeo, dan kerman, kron 4. >> there are three fire fighters after a chain reaction put them in hospitals. highway 24, sunday morning, the firefighters from the shoulder to live with a car

crash with reconditions. another car lost control, and hit the fire truck. the reconditions cost this crash. most will need surgery etiquette be several months before they could return to work. justin waldman, kron 4. >>jacqueline: we can see that the weather cells believe it or not have it is not going to actually hit the ground for several hours. as we look at futurecast for tomorrow it will be concentrated to the north bay. lighter showers associated with this storm. you can see moderate rainfall tuesday evening. we could see more coverage for tuesday in the north bay. and have rainfall on wednesday. the cool front starting to sack south. and for the rest of the morning

some spotty showers with moderate. for the rest of the morning, improving conditions for the afternoon. a look at your extended forecast with more and more storm to contend with. not nearly as bad. a few showers to the north bay but some of it could be more moderate. it could become more widespread and drier conditions at wednesday afternoon and towards the weaken the weekend. >>this just in to the kron 4 news room to delays for muni with the light rail train. the underground portion because there is a system problem. all light rail from muni are not moving. major delays as they try to get home on this evening commute. no estimated time on when this will be faxed. light rail vehicles that use underground portions with no estimated time of one of the -- fixed

>>catherine: japanese officials are inspecting dozens of traffic tunnels all around the country. that's after one of them collapsed saturday. nine people were killed when cars.. it happened just west of tokyo. recovery efforts were put on hold for awhile - >>catherine: in national news.. it's once again considered safe to go outside in paulsboro, new jersey. that's where a train derailed friday - leaking chemicals. >> a photo of george zimmerman - never before seen by the public - has been released. zimmerman is the man charged with shooting and killing trayvon martin last february. resolution. it was taken a short time after the altercation that left martin dead. zimmerman was on florida - and says the teenager sucker-punched him as he approached him.. he's claiming self- defense in a second degree murder case..

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>> according to t-m-z hugh hefner is going to tie the knot. the 86-year-old founder of playboy... is engaged to the two plan on getting married at the playboy mansion on new year's eve. this isn't the first time these two have been engaged.... but harris june, with less than a week until the big day. >>pam: comedian katt williams was arrested on sunday following a dispute in a seattle bar. according to reports, williams was threatening people with a pool cue .... and refusing to leave the bar. he also flicked a cigarette into a woman's face... and then threw a rock at her car. williams was released from jail monday morning and is facing charges of harassment... assault.... and obstructing police... over the past couple of days, williams has been arrested multiple times, and is facing a lawsuit for his performance in oakland on november 16th. >> you can catch all your entertainment news right here on kron-4. the insider starts at 7 -- followed by entertainment tonight at 7:30. >> and sports, the quarterback trauma they lose

with:the kaepernick. what it did it they have to say? with the quarterbackn dra ma..

>> good evening, everybody. everybody is speaking about harbaugh and kaepernick. you can look at it this any way that kaepernick lost. and some would say that what with the calling a wild place like that late in the game? when it was an eight point lead alex smith did not move. walker, right on target they do not want to say that this was a turning point but with the game tied like that. the 49ers would of had a seven point lead. after a field goal from the rams, and that over time. and kaepernick snath harbaugh on the short and 16-13. what kaepernick

thought after the fumble touchdown the way he responded, the team responded. we are in a position to win after that. and the same could be said with the response with some big throws. and some big place. >> we did three hours from their ordeal kaepernick did

make some did make some >> perhaps the people did not hear the press conference they are going to make another starting with

kaepernick but talk about a great soldier, alex smith. this is rare to see a kaftan not play. and you saw him occasionally. showing that why don't you try this. here is harbaugh on smith. >> alex is not out of this. he won a lot of football games. when he was preparing himself to play in each of these games every single week. that is where his mindset has to be. >> i have to give part off some credit he is a bit more low-key after a loss. not that you guys are a bunch of chattering. >> and perhaps he is for respectful to the media. what you said. >> and the media, we are talking, they are doing it. >> it could be interesting

because kaepernick is so young how he could be handling this loss. if it shakes that up if they are going to keep the? do you think he has those thoughts? >> here is the deal. he probably still has his confidence when you have been alex smith and demoted a couple of times that your mind begins to work. think of when you're young and have your of the world by the tail. and then you think that what in the heck happened? >> now, jacqueline. are you saying that i am old? [laughter] >> but not your responsibilities. and now, they have to say that they have to get another quarterback but you should have seen the report and the seen as support for today for alex. >> they could still do that him about the half to lose in the alex smith fans. you have to lose against miami and you might get him back.

harbaugh it does not want to admit that is wrong so he will give them other things to do. and how loud worrying about the raiders? on a serious note, their coach, dennis allen is back to his ailing father today in texas. the raiders, lousy, 3 wins, nine losses and that the fifth straight losing against the cleveland browns not really that great either. the offensive coordinator, it handled the press conference and allen's absence. >> we did not meet with the players today i have watched the tape last night and got some notes and i will address them tomorrow on a couple of things. and really really, we are getting ready for denver. >> should the kansas city chiefs have played yesterday? the head coach.

in that the wake of the tragedy in which he killed his girlfriend and then took his whole life. kansas city played. 22 hours later, with the n f l and they beat carolina 27-21. >> this is for all of us when we can all can see it. we tried to get it done because we're all a part of it without a penny of oz we cannot get anything done. without -- any of mustache >with that the young football player, without any of us--but he also took the life of another human being and left her baby, were found. here is the thing and i know that this is going to sound a bit harsh. they left their baby or fenorphan if,.. brady.. and would have come

as they would have not played. think about it. >> interesting. >> they should've taken the game off heat not only took his own life. he took another life. >> it is an awful story. >> the scope to angel agon- pagan.. has signed a $40 million, four year contract. with 56 rbis and that team the best triple with the giants. after the suspension of milky cabrera he became a viable and they're going to keep them. and angel will stay in the center field for keep them. and angel will stay in the center field for the you won't take my life. you won't take our future. aids affects us all. even babies.

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kate middleton, hospitalized. the surprising pregnancy announcement today. >> how the royals could be trying to handle the paparazzi frenzy. i'm debbie matenopoulos. >> and i'm brooke anderson. >> "the insider" is on. >> prince william and kate middleton are expecting. >> it's official. >> it was finally announced. >> it sort of had to be announced.